Windbreak and livestock shade



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Jaw? 6550777 ATTU RN EYS b shown in Figure 5. The heads and upper portions of the spikes are provided with transversely disposed openings 29 through which tools may be inserted to withdraw the spikes.

The struts I1 and I8, which are also formed of channel irons, as shown in Figure 3 are positioned between the upper ends of the studs II and I3, and I4 and I2 and the clip angles I0 and 20 are secured to the under surfaces of the struts as shown in Figure 3. Additional clip angles 39 are also positioned on the upper surfaces of Ithe struts I1 and I8 and the sloping upper edge 2l of the panel I is also provided with a channel iron 3I that is secured, preferably by welding, to the upper inclined end 32 of the struts II, I2, I3 and I4. 'I'he struts I1 and I8 are framed into the vertically disposed struts, as illustrated in Figure 4 wherein the strut I9 is framed into the stud I3.

The upper ends of the telescoping rods I6 of the braces are offset as shown at the point 33 and the offset upper ends of the braces are secured to the clip angles I9 and 20 by pins 34. The lower ends of the tubular sections I of the braces are provided with flanges 35 through which the spikes 28 are driven to secure the lower ends of the braces in position on the ground or upon a base 36.

With the device formed as illustrated in Figures 1 'to 6 inclusive the device may readily be set up and supported to provide a windbreak and it will be understood that as many of the devices as may be desired may be used together with the devices end to end or side to side.

In the arrangement illustrated in Figures 7 to inclusive, the ends of the panels on which the channel irons 22 are positioned arevsecured together by links 31, the ends of which are pivotally connected to the end studs II and I2 of the sections by pins 38 and 39.

In this design pairs of the telescoping braces are used to form vertical posts for supporting the lower edge of one of the panels and a similar pair, as indicated by the numeral 4I, is used to support the lower edge of the other panel. This structure is supported by diagonal braces, formed of the telescoping members and braces 42 and 43 on one side and 44 and 45 on the other. It will be understood that the braces may be used in different positions to rigidly support the roof of the shelter.

With the panels positioned as illustrated in Figure 7 the vertically disposed posts 40 and 4| are connected to the clip angles I9 and 20 by bolts 46` at the upper ends and the diagonally disposed braces are connected to the clip angles by bolts 41, as illustrated in Figure 10.

, It will also be noted that the lower ends of the tubular sections I5 of the braces are provided withflanges and the flanges on the sections of the posts and 4I are positioned at a right angle when the flanges are indicated by the numerals 48 and 49 whereas on the diagonally positioned braces the flanges are positioned at an angle, such as an angle of degrees. These 4 anges, which are carried on the lower ends of the sections I5, are indicated by the numeral 50.

The lower tubular section I5 of each of the braces is provided with spaced openings 5I and similar openings 52 are provided in the upper or telescoping sections I6 whereby the sections are secured in adjusted positions by bolts 53, as illustrated in Figure 11. The panels may therefore be set up and anchored in vertical positions or the panels may be supported to form a roof for a shelter and it will be understood that as many of the units as may be desired may be used in combination to extend the length of the windbreak or shelter as may be desired.

It will be understood that modifications may be made in the -design and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:

In a convertible building structure for use as a windbreak and animal shelter the combination which comprises a plurality of units adapted to be assembled to form a windbreak or shelter, each of said units comprising a bottom channel member, a top channel member parallel to the bottom channel member, end' studs connecting the ends of the top and bottom channel members, spaced intermediate studs extended between said top and bottom channel members, said channel members and studs providing a rectangularshaped frame and said frame having a top portion in a plane at an obtuse angle to a plane extended through the lower portion, a sheet metal cover mounted on one side of said frame, channel irons parallel to said top and bottom members positioned at the meeting point of the top and lower portions of the frame and extended from the end studs of the frame to intermediate studs spaced from said end studs, clip angles positioned on opposite sides of the channel irons and spaced from the ends thereof, telescoping braces bolted to the clip angles of the channel irons and extended to a surface upon which said frame is positioned, said telescoping braces having offset sections in the ends bolted to the clip angles of the channel irons, and clip angles on said bottom member for, selectively, connecting one of said frames to another frame, or for securing said bottom member to a surface upon which the device is positioned.

JACK C. CORN.

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